[
  {
    "id": "rue",
    "title": "Rue · Threads of Fate",
    "source": "https://www.rpgfan.com/gallery/threads-of-fate-artwork/",
    "image_url": "https://www.rpgfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Threads-of-Fate-Artwork-rue1.jpg",
    "file": "references/rue.jpg",
    "note": "Game character artwork; hosted by RPGFan. Costume rhythm and economical proportions."
  },
  {
    "id": "mint",
    "title": "Mint · Threads of Fate",
    "source": "https://www.rpgfan.com/gallery/threads-of-fate-artwork/",
    "image_url": "https://www.rpgfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Threads-of-Fate-Artwork-mint1.jpg",
    "file": "references/mint.jpg",
    "note": "Game character artwork; hosted by RPGFan. Exaggerated accessories and compact costume shapes."
  },
  {
    "id": "freya",
    "title": "Freya · Final Fantasy IX",
    "source": "https://na.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy9",
    "image_url": "https://cache-na.finalfantasy.com/assets/web/title/finalfantasy9/character05-dd2bac528d7483140b5f48a59f2ed1714c681697768a28e274788ae1179a8342.jpg",
    "file": "references/freya.jpg",
    "note": "Square Enix character image. Long animal proportions and a strong garment silhouette."
  },
  {
    "id": "quina",
    "title": "Quina · Final Fantasy IX",
    "source": "https://na.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy9",
    "image_url": "https://cache-na.finalfantasy.com/assets/web/title/finalfantasy9/character06-2e8e80624a160681792c01400f098c998cedd0f5947fe30cba04b37d7ebe57dd.jpg",
    "file": "references/quina.jpg",
    "note": "Square Enix character image. A broad, unusual body shape that owns the whole design."
  },
  {
    "id": "klonoa",
    "title": "Klonoa · Door to Phantomile",
    "source": "https://www.gamegrin.com/directory/game/klonoa-door-to-phantomile/images",
    "image_url": "https://www.gamegrin.com/assets/game/klonoa-door-to-phantomile/key-art/klonoa-door-to-phantomile-key-art-1.jpg",
    "file": "references/klonoa.jpg",
    "note": "Game key art; hosted by GameGrin. Oversized ears, face readability, and clear animal silhouette."
  },
  {
    "id": "okage",
    "title": "Okage: Shadow King · cast study",
    "source": "https://www.rpgfan.com/gallery/okage-shadow-king-artwork/",
    "image_url": "https://www.rpgfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Okage-Shadow-King-Artwork-043.jpg",
    "file": "references/okage.jpg",
    "note": "Game artwork; hosted by RPGFan. A PS2-era shape reference, not a PS1 rendering reference."
  },
  {
    "id": "saiga",
    "title": "Saiga",
    "source": "https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/saiga",
    "image_url": "https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/animals_hero_saiga.jpg",
    "file": "references/saiga.jpg",
    "note": "San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Reference for the enlarged muzzle and compact head."
  },
  {
    "id": "pelican",
    "title": "Australian pelican",
    "source": "https://app.birda.org/species-guide/8043/Australian_Pelican",
    "image_url": "https://birda.twic.pics/species/7ba576b6-17ce-4ef4-b770-0999d3a85cc2/reference_images/Australian_Pelican.jpg?twic=v1%2Finside%3D3072x3072",
    "file": "references/pelican.jpg",
    "note": "Birda species image. Long bill, throat pouch, webbed feet, and feather color blocks."
  },
  {
    "id": "pangolin",
    "title": "Pangolin in a defensive curl",
    "source": "https://www.loe.org/shows/segmentprint.html?programID=15-P13-00031&segmentID=2",
    "image_url": "https://www.loe.org/content/2015-07-31/PANGOLIN--ball.png",
    "file": "references/pangolin.png",
    "note": "Living on Earth. Overlapping plates and the tail wrapping into a closed shape."
  },
  {
    "id": "manta",
    "title": "Manta ray underside",
    "source": "https://research.mantatrust.org/msc-strike-2020",
    "image_url": "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6371d77c307a85180d31e849/1671108188585-KVDLA9M0QJXZADFO5KU8/Strike_2020.png",
    "file": "references/manta.png",
    "note": "Manta Trust research portal. Broad wing silhouette and rolled facial lobes."
  },
  {
    "id": "moth",
    "title": "Luna moth specimen",
    "source": "https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~biodiv/entomology/main/Lepidoptera/Saturniidae/",
    "image_url": "https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~biodiv/entomology/main/Lepidoptera/Saturniidae/Actias%20luna%20female%20%281dorsal%29.jpg",
    "file": "references/moth.jpg",
    "note": "University of British Columbia entomology collection. Wing shape, eyespots, and long tails."
  },
  {
    "id": "karakuri",
    "title": "Karakuri automaton mechanism",
    "source": "https://inuyama.gr.jp/experience/detail/4/",
    "image_url": "https://inuyama.gr.jp/upload/site/spots/large/26c43939e6a59f59bbfbca89b15e6f99.JPG",
    "file": "references/karakuri.jpg",
    "note": "Inuyama tourism / karakuri museum. Carved face, exposed mechanism, and articulated presentation."
  },
  {
    "id": "diver",
    "title": "Historical diving equipment",
    "source": "https://www.hisutton.com/Diving_Museum.html",
    "image_url": "https://www.hisutton.com/images/HDS_standard.jpg",
    "file": "references/diver.jpg",
    "note": "H. I. Sutton, diving museum article. Round viewports, broad collar, and enclosed body."
  },
  {
    "id": "banksia",
    "title": "Banksia seed pod",
    "source": "https://petapixel.com/2021/11/23/macro-photos-reveal-the-diverse-beauty-of-seeds/",
    "image_url": "https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2021/11/d91-giant-banksia-1800x1800-q80.jpg",
    "file": "references/banksia.jpg",
    "note": "Photo hosted by PetaPixel. Open seed chambers, woody ridges, and repeated mouth-like shapes."
  },
  {
    "id": "frogmouth",
    "title": "Tawny frogmouth",
    "source": "https://www.bushheritage.org.au/species/tawny-frogmouth",
    "image_url": "https://www.bushheritage.org.au/uploads/main/Images/Design-elements/RS26336-tawny-frogmouth.jpg",
    "file": "references/frogmouth.jpg",
    "note": "Bush Heritage Australia. Wide mouth, compressed face, and bark-like masses."
  },
  {
    "id": "saiga-muzzle",
    "title": "Saiga muzzle profile",
    "source": "https://saiga-conservation.org/2022/01/08/sca-grants-winners-2021/",
    "image_url": "https://saiga-conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Picture2-1-1024x679.jpg",
    "note": "Saiga Conservation Alliance. Supporting anatomy reference for the hanging muzzle.",
    "file": "references/saiga-muzzle.jpg"
  },
  {
    "id": "badger",
    "title": "European badger",
    "source": "https://www.ova.org.uk/mammals-otter-valley",
    "image_url": "https://www.ova.org.uk/sites/default/files/common/nat-env/Mammals/FFG-Mammals-Badger-DWhite.jpg",
    "note": "Otter Valley Association; image filename credits D. White. Supporting reference for striped face and broad low body.",
    "file": "references/badger.jpg"
  },
  {
    "id": "paper-cranes",
    "title": "Folded paper cranes",
    "source": "https://www.city.kuwana.lg.jp/kanko/miru/shiryokan/shiryokan002.html",
    "image_url": "https://www.city.kuwana.lg.jp/images/3756/066_04.jpg",
    "note": "Kuwana City museum page. Supporting form reference for angular paper folds and negative space.",
    "file": "references/paper-cranes.jpg"
  },
  {
    "id": "porcelain",
    "title": "Blue-and-white porcelain vase",
    "source": "https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/50247",
    "image_url": "https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/as/original/17_30_3_O1.jpg",
    "note": "The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection item 50247. Supporting reference for vessel profile and broad painted ornament.",
    "file": "references/porcelain.jpg"
  }
]